St. Paul District Public Notices

Johnson Farms Minnesota, LLC Wetland Bank

Press Operations — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:23:00 GMT

The sponsor proposes to establish the Johnson Farms Minnesota, LLC Wetland Bank. The project involves restoring and enhancing approximately 109.77 acres of wetland and upland buffer in Douglas County, Minnesota. The objective is to create a high-quality, self-sustaining wetland ecosystem by filling drainage ditches, disabling drain tiles, and constructing a dike to restore historic hydrology. The restored areas will include Deep Marsh, Shallow Marsh, and Fresh Wet Meadow communities, providing functional lift and generating mitigation credits for unavoidable impacts to aquatic resources.

Kanabec County Project 23-01

Press Operations — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:32:00 GMT

County Road (CR) 25 is currently a gravel roadway between CSAH 15 and Trunk Highway 65 and serves as a regionally significant route from Onamia to Hinckley. The road supports regional and local freight movement and local residents who live along the road. At its waterway crossings, water will regularly overtop the roadway which presents a hazard to the public and disrupts travel. Additionally, the existing road can only accommodate 5-ton axles, which limits efficient movement of freight and agricultural equipment and materials. The road also has substandard curves which present further hazard to the public. The applicant requests authorization to reconstruct and make improvements to CR 25. The gravel surface would be replaced with a bituminous surface that would include two12-foot-wide travel lanes, 4-foot-wide shoulders, and 3:1 side slopes. Proposed work also includes excavating new roadside ditches that would be 8 feet wide at their base. Two (2) culvert stream crossings would also be replaced with larger culverts with riprap scour protection installed at the culvert outlets.

Mitigation Bank Public Notice Butterfly Meadows

Press Operations — Tue, 19 May 2026 11:00:00 GMT

The Butterfly Meadows Wetland Bank is a proposed mitigation bank project in Anoka County, Minnesota. The project site is approximately 126.2 acres and is currently being used for sod farming. The objective of the project is to restore 72.2 acres of historical wetlands that have been drained by a system of ditches. The restoration will be achieved by filling the ditches and re-establishing the natural hydrology of the area, which will support the development of diverse wetland habitats including deep and shallow marshes, wet meadows, and hardwood swamps.

Special Public Notice- Emergency Processing Procedures in Minnesota and Wisconsin

Press Operations — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 20:54:00 GMT

The purpose of this notice is to advise the public that the United States (U.S.) Army Corps of Engineers, Mississippi Vally Division has approved the use of special emergency processing procedures by the St. Paul District in accordance with 33 CFR § 325.2(e)(4) for the National Energy Emergency established by Executive Order (EO) 14156, which was issued on January 20, 2025 under the President’s legal authorities, including the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq) and section 301 of title 3, United States code.

Special Public Notice (MNWI SQT release)

Press Operations — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 17:17:00 GMT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District Regulatory Division (Corps) is announcing the release of version 1.0 of the Minnesota and Wisconsin (MNWI) Stream Quantification Tool (SQT) and Debit Calculator. The MNWI SQT replaces, updates, and merges the Minnesota SQT (MNSQT) version 2.0 and the beta version of Wisconsin SQT (WISQT) to create a single tool for quantifying functional change on streams throughout the two states.

SUPPLEMENTED REGIONAL GENERAL PERMITS IN MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN, AND FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED AMERICAN INDIAN RESERVATIONS

Press Operations — Wed, 13 Dec 2023 14:59:00 GMT

SPECIAL PUBLIC NOTICE: SUPPLEMENTED REGIONAL GENERAL PERMITS IN MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN, AND FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED AMERICAN INDIAN RESERVATIONS - This notice announces the availability of six regional general permits (RGPs) for use within the Lake Superior Hydrologic Unit Codes (HUCs) previously excluded as part of the Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 401(a)(2) process (401(a)(2) process). The six RGPs are now available for use in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and within the exterior boundaries of Federally recognized American Indian reservations in both states without exception.

ANNOUNCEMENT OF RELEASE OF STREAM MITIGATION PROCEDURES

Press Operations — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 16:07:00 GMT

SPECIAL PUBLIC NOTICE: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District Regulatory Division (Corps) is announcing the release of its Stream Mitigation Procedures, Version 1.0 (Stream Procedures), applicable in both Minnesota and Wisconsin. The Corps will host an online outreach event on May 10, 2023, to review contents of the Stream Procedures and provide an opportunity for the public to ask questions about implementation of this document. The target audience is stakeholders, consultants, potential stream bankers, and other agencies. If you are interested in participating in this outreach event, please reach out to stpaulsqt@usace.army.mil to receive a calendar invitation. Please let us know if you are interested in attending, but unable to make the May session. We will hold additional outreach events later in the summer if there is demand.

EFFECTIVE DATE FOR EIGHT REGIONAL GENERAL PERMITS IN MINNESOTA, WISCONSIN, AND FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED AMERICAN INDIAN RESERVATIONS

Press Operations — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 11:00:00 GMT

Special Public Notice: This notice announces the effective date, February 20, 2023, for the eight regional general permits (RGPs) now available for use in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and within the exterior boundaries of American Indian reservations, subject to the Lake Superior basin exclusions described within each RGP. Regulated activities are described in each RGP pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (Section 404) and Section10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act (Section 10) as applicable.

REGIONAL GENERAL PERMITS IN THE STATES OF MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN, AND FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED AMERICAN INDIAN RESERVATIONS

Press Operations — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 20:13:00 GMT

SPECIAL PUBLIC NOTICE: REGIONAL GENERAL PERMITS IN THE STATES OF MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN, AND FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED AMERICAN INDIAN RESERVATIONS - This notice announces eight regional general permits (RGPs) for use in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and within the exterior boundaries of Federally recognized American Indian reservations in both states, subject to the Lake Superior basin exclusions shown in Table 1. The eight RGPs will be available to authorize regulated activities which meet the terms and conditions of the RGP beginning on February 20, 2023. Regulated activities are described in each RGP pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (Section 404) and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act (Section 10).

Joint Public Notice - Beta Streamflow Duration Assessment Method for the Great Plains

Press Operations — Wed, 28 Sep 2022 11:23:00 GMT

Joint Public Notice - Beta Streamflow Duration Assessment Method for the Great Plains - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Albuquerque, Chicago, Detroit, Fort Worth, Galveston, Kansas City, Omaha, Rock Island, St. Louis, St. Paul, and Tulsa Districts, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Regions 5, 6, 7, and 8, jointly announce the availability of the Beta Streamflow Duration Assessment Method (SDAM) for the Great Plains (dated September 2022). The method is a rapid assessment tool to help distinguish between ephemeral, intermittent, and perennial streamflow at the reach scale for the Northern and Southern Great Plains SDAM Regions. The beta SDAM may help provide technical guidance for identifying waters that may be subject to regulatory jurisdiction under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act; however, this method does not alter or change the definition of “Waters of the U.S.”

Automated Wetland Determination Data Sheets

Press Operations — Fri, 08 Jul 2022 11:04:00 GMT

SPECIAL PUBLIC NOTICE: Release of Automated Wetland Determination Data Sheet (ADS) - On April 6, 2022, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), announced the release of ENG Forms 6116 (1-9), Automated Wetland Determination Data Sheet (ADS), and the associated “User Guide for Automated Wetland Determination Data Sheets” (User Guide). These documents are available at the USACE Regulatory Headquarters website in both Portable Document Format (PDF) and Microsoft Excel (Excel) file formats.

Update on the NWP's for MN and WI

Press Operations — Thu, 03 Mar 2022 21:26:00 GMT

SPECIAL PUBLIC NOTICE: On March 1, 2022, the EPA provided a modification to their October 15, 2021, WQC decision that was applicable to the 34 NWPs (86 FR 73522, 27 DEC 2021) that went into effect on February 25, 2022, in St. Paul District. This modification clarifies the intent of the WQC’s Condition 2. Special Aquatic Sites and is applicable to NWPs 7, 13, and 27. The EPA’s October 15, 2021, Water Quality Certification decision and its March 1, 2022, modification are enclosed with this public notice.

UPDATE on St. Paul District Public Notice on NWPs, Regional Conditions, WQC, and CZMA

Press Operations — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 12:02:00 GMT

SPECIAL PUBLIC NOTICE: Update on the Regional Conditions, Water Quality Certification (WQC) Decisions, and Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) Consistency Decisions for the 2021 NWPs in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

SPECIAL PUBLIC NOTICE - 2021 Nationwide Permits - Federal Register Notice for 41 NWPs - St. Paul District

Press Operations — Thu, 06 Jan 2022 17:49:00 GMT

SPECIAL PUBLIC NOTICE: PUBLIC NOTICE FOR FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE ANNOUNCING THE REISSUANCE OF THE NATIONWIDE PERMITS - On December 27, 2021, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) published a final rule in the Federal Register (86 FR 73522) announcing the reissuance of 40 existing nationwide permits (NWPs) and one new NWP. These 41 NWPs will go into effect on February 25, 2022, and they will expire on March 14, 2026.

Credit Release Schedule Flexibility for Mitigation Bank and In-Lieu Fee Sites

Press Operations — Fri, 17 Dec 2021 16:26:00 GMT

SPECIAL PUBLIC NOTICE: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District (Corps) is sharing information to describe the flexibility related to credit releases associated with meeting hydrology performance standards at mitigation bank and in-lieu fee (ILF) sites.

2020 National Wetland Plant List (NWPL) Update

Press Operations — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 14:53:00 GMT

National Wetland Plant List (NWPL) Update: On November 2, 2021, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), as part of an interagency effort with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), published a final rule in the Federal Register announcing the availability of the 2020 NWPL.

SPECIAL PUBLIC NOTICE - 2021 Nationwide Permits (NWPs)

Press Operations — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 15:33:00 GMT

SPECIAL PUBLIC NOTICE: Regional Conditions, Water Quality Certification (WQC), and Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) Concurrence for Sixteen (16) 2021 NWPs in St. Paul District.